In this video I list off, in order, every system in the second generation of video game consoles. The list is quite extensive, so sit back, relax, and learn.
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I had 2600 at the end of 1976. I know everyone posts 19977 but I played Combat for 6 straight months (I was dying for a second game). Finally Indy 500 packaged with driving paddles came out. So the so call “tennis/pong” paddles were actually “driving” paddles. Atari 3rd and 4th games were Breakout and Superman.
Nothing’s especially rare. But… If you find the video games for these systems complete with perfect packaging, good instructions, etc. those are rare. Also, unopened consoles and systems that come with the original boxs/manuals are rare as well. You see, all these things were made with paper and cardboard from the 70′s and 80′s, so, by now, in 2008, finding complete paper boxes/cardboard boxes/paper manuals that aren’t damaged and intact is becoming rarer and rarer.
5star history lesson! Kudos for putting these histories together. Though I missed out on the vid game thing (hey Ibe young at heart tho )I find trivia/history like this quite interesting and you have done a good job of presenting it.
Kind of a dumb question probably but what of these old 1st&2nd gen systems are worth looking for to collectors? Any real rarities or do they just sort of stay dead?
Just wonderin’
oh yeah its in that wierd al song. hahaha
you reply 3 months later dont you think i would have worked that out. AVGN has a colecovision review so you know.
No. You’re thinking of the colecovision.
ty so much i was looking for that pac man theme for like forever
Pac-man theme Hip Hop beat
what is that pacman song plz tell me
the intellivision had a expansion that allowed it to play atari 2600 games true. that makes it better than atari 2600
think about sending xbox 360 their!!!
Imagine sending the original X Box back to 1977? It would blow peoples minds! It has more graphics than the Star Wars film studio at that time!
The song at 13:50 is the Zelda theme tune but less adavanced.
CASTLEVANIA!!!!!
Theres six, soon to be seven…
thease vids rock, ive seen both
I had 2600 at the end of 1976. I know everyone posts 19977 but I played Combat for 6 straight months (I was dying for a second game). Finally Indy 500 packaged with driving paddles came out. So the so call “tennis/pong” paddles were actually “driving” paddles. Atari 3rd and 4th games were Breakout and Superman.
i fell sorry for the people that lived in that time we have all the badass consoles great picture and quality.but still cool
A typo here. In the second script in the Vectrex section, the word ‘faster’ should be ‘raster’. just for a FYI
Nothing’s especially rare. But… If you find the video games for these systems complete with perfect packaging, good instructions, etc. those are rare. Also, unopened consoles and systems that come with the original boxs/manuals are rare as well. You see, all these things were made with paper and cardboard from the 70′s and 80′s, so, by now, in 2008, finding complete paper boxes/cardboard boxes/paper manuals that aren’t damaged and intact is becoming rarer and rarer.
5star history lesson! Kudos for putting these histories together. Though I missed out on the vid game thing (hey Ibe young at heart tho
)I find trivia/history like this quite interesting and you have done a good job of presenting it.
Kind of a dumb question probably but what of these old 1st&2nd gen systems are worth looking for to collectors? Any real rarities or do they just sort of stay dead?
Just wonderin’
(Cheers) too!
wow…. AWEOSME 5 STARS
The opening song in this sounds so much like Streets of Rage it scares me.
Ok. Thank you
Nintendo – Castlevania Theme (Gothic Techno Remix)
Can you tell me the song that sounds like Simon Belmont’s theme. What’s the remix?
The atari 2600 is the best classic console of all time.
it’s a mike jones song